Garfield County Booking Reports

Garfield County booking reports cover every adult booked into the small county jail in Pomeroy. Garfield County is one of the least populated counties in Washington, so the Garfield County booking reports move slowly and the jail roster is short. You can search by name, find a booking date, and see the charges. This page walks you through how to pull a Garfield County booking report, how to contact the Sheriff, and how to file a public records request. Use the tools and links below to start your search.

Garfield County Sheriff Booking Reports

The Garfield County Sheriff's Office sits at 789 W Main Street in Pomeroy. Sheriff Drew Hyer runs the office and the small jail. Phone is 509-843-3484. Visitation runs on Wednesday and Saturday from 1 to 3 pm. Public records requests are processed right through the Sheriff's Office. The county is rural, so the staff is small and all the jail and records work happens at one location.

The main Garfield County Sheriff page covers the jail, patrol, records, and contact info.

From the Sheriff site you can find the jail roster info, visitation rules, and details on how to get a record. Under RCW 70.48.100, the jail roster is a public record. Anyone can ask for a copy of a Garfield County booking report without saying why.

The Garfield County portal also links out to the courts, the clerk, and the district court page.

That portal is the main entry point for county services. Use it to reach the court records staff, the Sheriff, or the public records officer. Every Garfield County booking that leads to charges will also show up on the court docket.

Garfield County Public Records Requests

Some Garfield County booking reports need a written records request. Mug shots, full incident files, and body cam video are not on the public roster. File a request with the Garfield County Sheriff's Office at 789 W Main Street, Pomeroy, WA 99347. Under RCW 42.56, the Washington Public Records Act, the office has five business days to respond. You do not need to say why you want the records.

The agency may give you the records, ask for more info, deny with a reason, or state a date when the files will be ready. Some info gets held back under RCW 10.97, the Washington Criminal Records Privacy Act. Juvenile booking files and sealed cases are closed to the public. Booking photos are usually held back unless they help an active case.

Note: Fees run about $0.15 per paper page. Ask the staff about electronic copies if you want to save on costs.

How to Find a Garfield County Inmate

The Garfield County jail is small. On any given day only a few people may be in custody. Call the Sheriff at 509-843-3484 to confirm a booking. Staff can tell you if a person is in the jail, the booking date, and the charges. That is often faster than any online search in a county this small.

Here are the main ways to get a Garfield County booking report:

• Call the Sheriff's Office during business hours
• Visit in person at 789 W Main Street
• File a public records request in writing
• Check the court docket for linked cases

For state prison inmates sent to a DOC facility, use the Washington DOC inmate search. Garfield County booking reports only cover local jail time, not DOC stays.

Garfield County Booking Reports and Courts

Every Garfield County booking that leads to charges ends up in the Garfield County District Court or Garfield County Superior Court. District Court handles misdemeanor cases. Superior Court handles felony cases and family law. Cross check a booking number against the court docket on the Washington Courts public case search. The court docket shows the case number, hearings, and judge.

Garfield County shares some court resources with nearby counties because of its small size. A felony case may move across the Asotin or Columbia county lines for some proceedings. Check both places if you cannot find a case. The jail booking record and the court docket together tell the full story of a Garfield County arrest and case.

Garfield County Cities and Booking Reports

Pomeroy is the only incorporated city in Garfield County. It is also the county seat. Pomeroy Police make some arrests and book them at the county jail down the street. The Sheriff covers the rest of the county, which is mostly farmland and hills. All arrests end up at the same jail on Main Street. That makes the Garfield County booking reports simple to track. One jail, one roster, one place to look.

Note: A Pomeroy Police arrest and a Sheriff's arrest both show up on the same Garfield County jail roster.

Garfield County Sheriff's Office

Sheriff Drew Hyer leads the Garfield County Sheriff's Office. The county jail at 789 W Main Street in Pomeroy has a daily average of 112. The phone line is 509-843-3484. Visiting hours run Wednesday and Saturday from 1 to 3 pm. This is a small rural facility, so the jail roster is short on most days. The sheriff's office handles patrol, jail intake, and the records side that pulls Garfield County booking reports for the public. The full Garfield County Sheriff page is at garfield-county.com.

The jail books people from the sheriff's office, the Pomeroy Police Department, and state patrol units that work the area. All of those bookings flow through the same records system. So a Garfield County booking report can list a charge from any of those agencies. The records side pulls the file the same way no matter who made the arrest. Public records requests are processed through the Sheriff's Office.

Note: Because Garfield County is one of the smallest counties in Washington, jail data is often shared with nearby Asotin and Whitman counties for housing overflow.

Records Law and Court Files

The same state laws apply in Garfield County as in every other Washington county. The jail register fields are public under RCW 70.48.100. That covers name, hour and date of confinement, the cause, and the time of release. The Public Records Act in RCW 42.56 gives the county five business days to respond to a written request. Sealed items like medical and mental health intake notes fall under RCW 10.97.

Each charge on a Garfield County booking report ties to a court case. Felony cases go to Garfield County Superior Court in Pomeroy. Misdemeanor cases go to Garfield County District Court. The full court docket can be searched on the Washington Courts site at courts.wa.gov. For state prison data, use the DOC Offender Search. The WATCH system at watch.wsp.wa.gov covers conviction history for a small fee.